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[Bently]

So you're suggesting it's better to step in, save a fishes life and give the perpetrator a stern talking to.....  and as soon as the officer turns his back he'll do it all over again.....
 as opposed to letting the perpetrator complete his violation so that they have evidence that he can be charged with in court??    

If it saves even one Chilcotin/Thompson Steelhead or Interior bound Coho, along with anything else that is not opened for retention, then yes by all means. Like you said, their gonna do it again, so in the mean time why not save the ones they can. By all means fine them if they have already killed the fish, but if it's possible to save the fish, then the warning and/or lesson from the Co should be given instead.

Let me ask you this..... hypothetically speaking of course..... If you were to catch a steelhead when fishing sockeye and didn't know the difference, would you rather have a CO tell you that it was a steelhead and that you should let it go as they are not open for retention ?? Or would you want them to let you kill it and then give you a hefty fine and possibly take your fishing gear and truck too ??

See where I'm going with this??

 It's not all about giving people fines {even though we all know some DO need to be slapped with one} , it's about teaching them the legal way of sports fishing {if you want to call it that  }while still saving what precious fish we have left. You can not be prejudice when talking about certain species of salmon and/or steelhead, all are just as equal IMO, but when it comes to the interior steelhead and coho, it seems to ruffle my feathers more so than others, but that's just my feelings.

Gee, maybe I am being prejudice, but oh well 

Some people {the ones taking too many } just need to get with the program, but there will always be the morons who are nothing but greedy buggers who don't give a damn and keep on practicing their debauchery.

Just my 0.02 for what it's worth

[BwiBwi]

Good to see CO/DFO out there ticketing violators.  Can't let those violators think they can get away with poaching.  If they got away with killing a T stellie or an interior coho, who knows what other highly endangered species they'll target next.

[liketofish]

Scale Bar has some of the easiest access for CO (but not you & me). They sneak through the bush at the top end through the houses behind the bush. They have permisson to use the access but not you and me. We walk 30 minutes and risking parking tickets while they take a few minutes & no threat the natives will spay them.    No wonder they are there all the time. Last time I was there, they ticketed at least 10 guys standing beyond the boundary, apparently $250 each. This is a gold mine trap for some government department folks.Stay clear of it. Drove by it on the weekend on Hwy 7.  From looking down the hill, most guys seem standing way way out in the river in a long line. I guess it is a wader paradise. You don't see that many wader-wearing fishermen even for coho & steelhead season on the Vedder, LoL.  

[Kenwee]

People who abuse their fishing privilege and people who treat the catch and release fish with less than enough respect should be jailed. See how much different things will be if jail time is mandatory.

[bbronswyk2000]

People who abuse their fishing privilege and people who treat the catch and release fish with less than enough respect should be jailed. See how much different things will be if jail time is mandatory.

Ya like that will ever happen. Nobody from the Vancouver riots are even in jail.

[Preliator]

Ya like that will ever happen. Nobody from the Vancouver riots are even in jail.

The UK are fast-tracking their cases through their courts as well as through Welsh courts. We should take note.

[FishGuts]

Bently, I was there, he was told by many people it was a steelhead and not to kill it, he did anyway, he was told adult springs is a limit of 1 he killed a second anyway...so I  agree with the way the COs handled it.  I think he'll think twice next time...dont think he wants  ahefty fine again all his gear taken and possibly his car. Theres enough people around who know the rules who speak up when we see things like this, aholes like this just ignore everyone or want to start something when someone speaks up.